Deepak Nope-rah: 11 Times Stars Wanted Us To Believe They Were Deep When They Actually Sounded Crazy

Brian White

“You can’t call it a stereotype if it’s the majority. The most prevalent image in ‘urban society’ right now is women like Nene [Leaks]. If there’s a fight that breaks out on “Love & Hip Hop” those people are one every blog, the cover of every magazine the next week. It’s not Taraji or Gabrielle, it’s whoever just got into a fist fight.

When we use the term here in America, and say ‘black movies,’ that has no reference for the rest of the world. Look at ‘Luther,’ Idris just won a Golden Globe for ‘Luther,’ that is NOT a black show, it’s a British show. British don’t see color they see quality. People who watch BBC don’t go, ‘oo’ there’s that black show, nah. Most African Americans were not even aware of ‘Luther’ because it’s not a stereotypically urban themed show. Once we in America start focusing on quality first and telling human stories that connect with everybody that might want to watch it, the problems will solve themselves.”

Will they though? Brian White put his foot in his mouth when speaking on stereotypes of black women in Tyler Perry films a few years back. His career (if he ever truly established one), hasn’t been the same since.